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  1. Tevet — טֵבֵת — the darkest month of the Hebrew year.

    The solstice has passed. Nights are long. Cold is deep.
    And still—Hanukkah burns on.

    The light from Kislev carries into Tevet.
    Not by accident. By design.

    Tevet teaches us this:
    Light doesn’t wait.

    Not for spring.
    Not for ease.
    Not for perfect conditions.

    Light shows up in the darkest winter—because that’s when it’s needed most.

    So don’t wait.
    Your voice, your gifts, your purpose belong here and now.

    Into the cold.
    Into the dark.
    Into Tevet. 💙

    #Tevet #HebrewCalendar #Jewish #Israel #Light

  2. Rosh /roʃ (Hebrew), raʃ (English)/ = head, leader

    Chodesh /χoˈdeʃ/ (Hebrew) = month

    #Tevet (also Tebeth, a dated transliteration) /teˈvet (Hebrew), ˈtɛvɛt (Jewish English)/ = 4th month of the civil year, 10th month of the ecclesiastical year, in the Hebrew calendar. Corresponds to December-January in the Gregorian calendar. The word is borrowed from Akkadian (where it meant, roughly, “mud month/wet month”).

    Rosh Chodesh Tevet = beginning of the month of Tevet

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